Chapter 334: How Could It Be Her?

Chapter 334: How Could It Be Her?

Is there really such an idiot in the world?

If someone pays you to commit a crime, would you really do it?

According to Qi Xubin’s confession.

He loved gambling, got hooked, and ended up with massive debts.

A month ago, he found a letter wedged in the crack of his own front door.

The letter had only one sentence written on it.

【Want money? Head to a certain place… do me a job, and you’ll earn 100,000!】

For a gambler, 100,000 was nothing short of a lifesaver.

If he couldn’t get the cash, Qi Xubin would be forced to sell his car and house!

Following the address on the letter, he went to a storage area in a mall, entered the code, and opened a locker.

Inside he found a photograph, an address, a Bottle of Ether… and a second letter.

The letter instructed him to kidnap a woman at a specified time and place.

Deliver her to a designated spot, and he would get 100,000!

Qi Xubin abducted the woman as directed and delivered her to the designated location.

When he got home, he found a third letter waiting at his doorstep.

He returned to the mall’s storage area, opened another locker, and obtained 100,000…

He wasn’t lying!

Few could afford to lie in front of Xiao Yu.

Was this Qi Xubin’s first time pulling off something like this?

Xiao Yu sensed that something was terribly off…

‘490: There’s trouble!’

A loud shout nearby snapped Xiao Yu out of his thoughts.

“What’s wrong… you?”

He looked up, startled, at He Li rushing over, noticing the blood on her forehead.

“Feng Xiuyun ran off!”

He Li said grimly to Xiao Yu.

“Impossible,” Xiao Yu murmured in disbelief.

He immediately dismissed the possibility.

There was no way Feng Xiuyun would just run away.

Wouldn’t she want to find the murderer who hurt her sister?

Unless…

Xiao Yu’s expression darkened instantly. “What’s going on?”

“We’d just finished ordering takeout. She said she needed some fresh air, so I accompanied her outside, and then…”

He Li gritted her teeth, “She took advantage of my distraction, hit me with a stone, grabbed my car keys, and drove off.”

“And Guo Qiang and the others?” Xiao Yu asked coldly.

“They gave chase,” replied He Li.

“Let’s go…”

Xiao Yu dashed to the Criminal Investigation Team’s hall, found it in chaos, stepped out, and jumped into his Red Flag Car. As he started the engine, he paused and glanced at He Li in the passenger seat. “Did you say you ordered takeout?”

Everyone had been eating at the Criminal Investigation Team’s cafeteria for the past few days.

So why would He Li suddenly order takeout?

“Wasn’t it you who ordered it?” He Li asked, equally baffled.

“Something’s wrong,”

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes and wanted to curse, “Did you see the delivery guy’s face?”

“No, he was wearing a mask,” He Li replied with a shake of her head.

“He personally handed each takeout package to you all.”

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, “Including Feng Xiuyun’s?”

After a moment of thought, He Li nodded, “That’s right.”

Something about the takeout was off… Xiao Yu’s mind raced.

Did something happen to Feng Xiuyun after she had her meal—did she want to escape?

No, it wasn’t about escaping.

What could have driven Feng Xiuyun to leave the Criminal Investigation Team? What was her objective?

Was it revenge for her sister?

Did the delivery guy say something to her, or did she notice something in the food?

Or was someone deliberately luring her out of the Criminal Investigation Team?

Xiao Yu grabbed his phone and called Guo Qiang. When he answered, Xiao Yu asked, “Where are they?”

“They’re chasing her,” Guo Qiang replied quickly.

“Where exactly?” Xiao Yu pressed.

“…”

After a brief silence, Guo Qiang’s voice turned strange, “At Feng Xiuyun’s residential community. Forget it—we’re going after her!”

The sound of brakes, then beeping…

With a puzzled look, Xiao Yu hung up the phone.

Feng Xiuyun’s home?

What was she doing heading home…

Suddenly, a flash of insight lit up Xiao Yu’s mind.

His expression changed in an instant; his foot slammed the floor, and the Red Flag Car roared out of the parking lot onto the road.

It sped off like lightning towards the hospital…

Twenty-something minutes later.

Screech! The car slammed on the brakes.

Xiao Yu jumped out and saw a dejected Guo Qiang and his team.

It was over; his face turned cold. “Where are they?”

Guo Qiang lowered his head, “They ran off!”

“Pull up the surveillance footage,” Xiao Yu commanded coldly.

Before long, the community’s surveillance was accessed.

The footage showed Feng Xiuyun driving to the community gate, getting out, and running into the complex.

Inside, the surveillance revealed Feng Xiuyun running back toward her home…

Two minutes later, Guo Qiang and his team chased after her, heading straight for Feng Xiuyun’s home.

But she had vanished!

No way… Xiao Yu stepped into the apartment building, just about to press the elevator button.

No, she wouldn’t have taken the elevator.

In her rush, she surely couldn’t wait for it.

Turning around, Xiao Yu raced up the stairs.

Just as he reached the second-floor landing, he suddenly stopped and wrinkled his nose.

Xiao Yu looked toward the open window… Did she jump from there?

Resting his arm on the windowsill, he leaped out of the apartment building and landed on the ground.

He then sprinted along until he reached the wall.

Scaling it, he landed and followed a lingering scent to a road.

The trail faded… Xiao Yu scanned the area.

Who helped Feng Xiuyun escape?

Thinking about the takeout He Li and Feng Xiuyun had—could it have been the delivery guy?

Immediately, Xiao Yu raced back to the Criminal Investigation Team.

In his haste, he overlooked something.

The team’s surveillance footage had already been retrieved.

A delivery man, carrying two bags of takeout, walked into the Criminal Investigation Team.

The footage froze.

Xiao Yu stared intently at the delivery man’s figure.

He looked so familiar… Where had he seen him before?

Then it hit him.

Red-Dressed Woman?!

Wait, no—that’s not it.

Why does he look so familiar?

Surely, I’ve seen this figure more than once.

He replayed fragmented memories in his mind.

But he just couldn’t recall.

Xiao Yu fell into deep thought.

No, I must have seen her recently.

Surely I’ve seen her somewhere… her?

Suddenly, Xiao Yu’s expression went blank.

Then he zoomed in on the surveillance footage.

His eyes fixed on the delivery man’s hands as he carried the takeout.

Especially… his left hand.

Seeing a bandage wrapped around that hand, Xiao Yu’s pupils dilated and then contracted in shock.

How could it be… her?!